Abstract: An agricultural distribution device includes a plurality of spreading elements arranged on a distribution linkage and adapted to spread granular material on an agricultural land, a detection device adapted to detect plant rows on the agricultural land, an adjustment device configured to change an impact area of the granular material dispensed by one or more of the spreading elements on the agricultural land during a spreading process, and a control device which is adapted to control the adjustment device as a function of the plant rows on the agricultural land detected by the detection device during the spreading process.

Abstract: The invention relates to an application unit (10) for an agricultural application machine for applying granular material to an agriculturally used area (N), comprising a granular material portioning device (12) into which a granular material flow conveying bulk granular material can be introduced and by means of which portions (P) of granular material can be created from the granular material flow, the application unit (10) being equipped with an air separator (30) that allows air to be separated from the granular material flow.

Abstract: A focal plane assembly for an optical sensor system, includes at least two photosensitive components and a focal plane plate, on which the photosensitive components are mounted. The focal plane plate is formed out of a number of modules, where the photosensitive components are distributed over the modules and connected to them, and where the individual modules are mounted in a common focal plane frame.

Abstract: A focal plane plate for a high-resolution camera with light-sensitive semiconductor sensors, includes an electrically nonconductive material for accommodating housed light-sensitive semiconductor sensors. Adjustment elements are arranged on the focal plane plate at arrangement locations of the housings of the light-sensitive semiconductor sensors, or the focal plane plate is designed with the adjustment elements. The adjustment elements are capable of being adapted in a complementary fashion to the form of the housings in the top sides of the light-sensitive semiconductor sensors lying in a common plane.

Abstract: A method for archiving a master image, including the steps of pre-detecting a resolution of a master image which is at least one of a geometric, a radiometric and a spectral resolution, adaptively matching a resolution of an optical device to the pre-detected master image resolution such that the optical device resolution conforms with minimum resolution for an appropriate scanning theorem, scanning point values of the master image with the resolution from the matching step by the optical device having a photosensitive component, digitizing the point values of the master image from the scanning step, compressing the digitized point values, and storing the compressed point values.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for signal processing of discrete or continuous signals of at least one CCD component, includes a multiplexer which receives the signals for processing and has an output, a pre-amplifier having an input connected to the output of the multiplexer, and further having an output. Two sample and hold circuits are provided that each have an input connected to the output of the pre-amplifier, each of the sample and hold circuits further having an output. An operational amplifier is provided having a non-inverting input connected to the output of a first of the sample and hold circuits, and an inverting input connected to the output of a second of the sample and hold circuits, the operational amplifier further has an output. A digital-analog converter having an output connected to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier and puts out a correction signal.